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End war in Ukraine
During the second presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump claimed he’d end the war in Ukraine before beginning his presidency.
Shut down border
Immigration , particularly immigration across the southern border, has been a defining matter of Trump’s campaigns and his presidency. The idea has grown to be a pillar of the Republican Party and one of the driving forces behind Trump’s supporters.
Mass deportations
During Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, he reiterated his goal of carrying out mass deportations on day one of his presidency.
“On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out,” Trump said. “I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible.”
An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants live across the nation, and Trump has said he would mobilize law enforcement and the National Guard to find and deport them. <— I said this + nay sayers balked.
Pardon Jan. 6 rioters
Trump has consistently supported the Jan. 6 rioters, frequently referring to the event as a “day of love.” In 2023, he said, “I am inclined to pardon many of them [rioters]. I can’t say for every single one, because a couple of them, probably they got out of control.”
Repeal electric vehicle mandates
At the Republican National Convention on July 18, Trump said he would end the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate and increase car manufacturing in the United States.
End ‘Green New Deal atrocities’. “To further defeat inflation, my plan will terminate the Green New Deal, which I call the Green New Scam. Greatest scam in history, probably,” Trump said at the Economic Club of New York in September. “[We will] rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act.”
Impose tariffs
Although tariffs have been a huge piece of Trump’s reelection campaign, he made a tariff policy announcement on his final full day of campaigning in North Carolina , saying he would immediately impose tariffs on the U.S.’s largest trading partner: Mexico.
“If they don’t stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country,” he told the Raleigh crowd. “I’m going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send into the United States of America.”
He added he would go to as high as 100% duties on Mexican goods if the initial tariffs don’t get the message across.
Give green cards to college graduates
In an episode of the All In podcast released in June, Trump said on day one he would automatically give U.S. green cards to noncitizen college students upon their graduation.
Fire the special counsel who indicted him
On Oct. 24, Trump also promised to fire special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two cases against him, “within two seconds.” He has also said he would punish the prosecutors and judges involved in his criminal cases.
“We got immunity at the Supreme Court. It’s so easy. I would fire him within two seconds. He’ll be one of the first things addressed,” Trump said during a call on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Pardoning himself
Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts, making him the first former president to become a felon and the first felon to be elected as president. The scenario has raised the question of whether he would pardon himself after assuming the presidency.
A sitting president cannot be prosecuted, creating a challenge for the Justice Department as it determines how to move forward with the two federal criminal cases against Trump.
The Constitution says presidential pardons only extend to federal crimes, not state crimes, so there’s a possibility Trump could pardon himself for the federal charges he’s facing connected to the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol and with his alleged mishandling of classified military intelligence.
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